Pregame video: Jackson Paveletzke on being undersized, playing with a chip on his shoulder

[Connor_Ferguson]

 

[CyPunch]

I'm sorry but my takeaway from this is Randy is so bad at his job lol

EDIT: Don't mean to distract from Pav. Love that he's our guy

 

[Cyclonepride]

Some kids are just wired with a level of fierce competitiveness and desire to win. Jackson is clearly that type of person who will fight you until the bitter end and then come back the next day to try to do it again.

 

[Antihawk240]

Yep, I so eat crow on this kid. Saw him the first game and chuckled: A) he is 12 years old B) he is 5'4'. No way. I wont even attempt to kid you all and say "he slowly gained on me." Pppsshh, he came out in game 2 and cold punched me in the chops and immediately captured my fandom.

 

[CYCLNST8]

I'm sorry but my takeaway from this is Randy is so bad at his job lol

Yeah, my takeaway is this kid looks like he's 15 years old. Thankfully he plays big boy basketball. Glad he's in Ames.

 

[CyHans]

The kid looks like he should be in high school but looks can be deceiving. He's pretty athletic and has good skills. If you saw him walking on campus you'd probably think he's just another one of the kids.

 

[Big_Sill]

Nothing to do with this video (I didn't even watch), but I'm here to say that our future is extremely bright with Lipsey and Pav anchoring this backcourt for 2 more years.

 

[180class]

These are some of the dumbest questions ever asked to a player.

 

[Cyclonepride]

The kid looks like he should be in high school but looks can be deceiving. He's pretty athletic and has good skills. If you saw him walking on campus you'd probably think he's just another one of the kids.

I think his best quality is that he is fearless. Just goes out there and plays. Calmly dribbles around in traffic while looking for openings, even when in the paint.

 

[ruxCYtable]

I love the little guy, and I hope he annoys our opponents in the same way Payton Sandfort annoys me.

 

[madguy30]

He's the nice kid in the neighborhood that mows old folks' lawn but also the edgy bad ass who can get you things.

 

[madguy30]

These are some of the dumbest questions ever asked to a player.

Is that Randy? Doesn't sound like him.

 

[TitanClone]

He's going to become the OSU guard every other team in the B12 hates. Only question, does the kid even shave yet?

 

[madguy30]

I love the little guy, and I hope he annoys our opponents in the same way Payton Sandford annoys me.

There's a difference between TJ tough and Fran tough.

 

[madguy30]

Dylan fans might see some resemblance not just in hair but how he's about 3 steps ahead of the stupid questions.

 

[ImJustKCClone]

He's going to become the OSU guard every other team in the B12 hates. Only question, does the kid even shave yet?

Philkeyton Paigeforte?

 

[singsing]

His court vision is what impresses me the most. Finds guys while dribbling into heavy traffic, and delivers accurate passes. His ability to hit a lot of different shots is also impressing me. Knows how to take it to taller stronger players

 

[Cy4Lifer]

C’mon ESPN, show Jackson a little respect and at least get the correct photo! (p.s. I love the way he plays the game!)

 

[GTO]

Could we get less cringy reporters, please?

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

C’mon ESPN, show Jackson a little respect and at least get the correct photo! (p.s. I love the way he plays the game!)

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